Morgan Chilson

A new dashboard created by Kansas Health Institute shows enrollment in the Affordable Care Act marketplace health insurance by county and by legislative district.

Kansas cases of cyclosporiasis, an illness caused by eating fruits and vegetables contaminated with a Cyclospora cayetanensis, doubled in Kansas in the past week. Health officials say lettuces and salad greens are emerging as a likely source in the nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak, which has sickened hundreds of people across 31 states.

In April 2026, Kansas exported $91.3 million of products to China, the third largest country behind Mexico and Canada, according to the Observatory of Economic Complexity, an economic data-gathering organization.

In the most recent school year, 1,510 students applied to participate.

The higher cost of exporting products to foreign markets might have caused a “pretty strong” diversion in China away from U.S. products, causing losses of about $15 billion for the United States.

Increased insurance cost will wipe out 1% raise granted by Legislature, budget director says

The lawsuit started with 17 states, and just six are left: Texas, Alaska, Florida, Louisiana, Missouri and Montana.

Panasonic opened its 4.7 million-square foot plant in Kansas in July, but has not reached full capacity after the Trump administration dropped support for green energy and electric vehicles. Now, the company is trying to capitalize on rising demand for data centers.

The U.S. Department of Justice reached agreement with The Kroger Co., which owns Dillons stores in Kansas, regarding its mismanagement of refrigerant chemicals, including payment of a $2.5 million penalty.

Multiple fires started in southwest Kansas after a lightning storm hit the area Thursday.